State v. Painter

At the October term, 1875, of the circuit cdurt of Douglas county, the defendant was indicted for an assault with intent to kill. The indictment alleged that “John Painter and Elisha Painter, both late of the county of Douglas, at and in the county of Douglas, on or about1 the first day of August, 1875, feloniously, willfully, on purpose and of his malice aforethought, an assault did make upon one ’William Andrews, in the peace of the State then and there being with dangerous and deadly weapons to-wit: an axe and a gun being then and there deadly weapons in the hands of the said John Painter,…